[5] "Under the blessing of Divine Providence, His Majesty ascribes the successes which have attended the exertions of his troops in Egypt, to that determined bravery which is inherent in Britons; but His Majesty desires it may be most solemnly and forcibly impressed on the consideration of every part of the army, that it has been a strict observance of order, discipline, and military system, which has given the full energy to the native valour of the troops, and has enabled them proudly to assert the superiority of the national military character, in situations uncommonly arduous, and under circumstances of peculiar difficulty."--_General Orders in 1801._ In the General Orders issued by Lieut.-General Sir John Hope (afterwards Lord Hopetoun), congratulating the army upon the successful result of the Battle of Corunna, on the 16th of January, 1809, it is stated:--"On no occasion has the undaunted valour of British troops ever been more manifest. At the termination of a severe and harassing march, rendered necessary by the superiority which the enemy had acquired, and which had materially impaired the efficiency of the troops, many disadvantages were to be encountered. These have all been surmounted by the conduct of the troops themselves; and the enemy has been taught, that whatever advantages of position or of numbers he may possess, there is inherent in the British officers and soldiers a bravery that knows not how to yield--that no circumstances can appal--and that will ensure victory when it is to be obtained by the exertion of any human means." HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE FOURTH, OR THE KING'S OWN, REGIMENT OF FOOT: CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT IN 1680, AND OF ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES TO 1839. _ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES._ PUBLISHED BY LONGMAN, ORME, AND CO., PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON; AND BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, _14, Charing Cross_; AND TO BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS. 1839. HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE BRITISH ARMY. PREPARED FOR PUBLICATION UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL. THE FOURTH, OR THE KING'S OWN, REGIMENT OF FOOT. LONDON: Printed by WILLIAM CLOWES and SONS, 14, Charing Cross. THE FOURTH, OR THE KING'S OWN, REGIMENT OF FOOT, BEARS ON ITS COLOURS, AS A REGIMENTAL BADGE, _THE LION OF ENGLAND_; WITH THE FOLLOWING INSCRIPTIONS, "CORUNNA," "BADAJOZ," "SALAMANCA," "VITTORIA," "ST. SEBASTIAN," "NIVE," "PENINSULA," "BLADENSBURG," "WATERLOO." CONTENTS. Anno Page 1680 The origin of the regiment 1 ---- Designated the _Second Tangier Regiment_ 3 ---- Embarks for Tangier in Africa 5 1684 Returns to England 7